Home & Garden
Fall chores are part of living in Minnesota – do them now
A little bit of extra yard work this autumn will pay off in the spring.
Music
Cantus vocal ensemble opens season with vocal and mental clarity
REVIEW: The vocal group's season-opening concert accelerates from pleasantly dreamy to revelatory.
Eat & Drink
Tiny Nicollet Mall crepe shop to reopen after hearing Super Bowl pitch
Upon reflection (a week in France helped) and encouraging words from the Super Bowl host committee, owner Al Lenne is giving his tiny creperie another shot.
Music
It's that Time of the year: Minnesota casinos unveil New Year's Eve shows
Buddy Guy, Morris Day's Time and comedian Dane Cook are all part of Mystic Lake's year-end celebration.
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Tales and images of 50-plus immigrants take over St. Paul skyways
Artist Nancy Ann Coyne presents new visions of home in the world's largest publicly owned skyway system.
Books
Are you tired of reading 500-page-plus 'epic' novels?
Even if the stories and the writing can't support the length, bigger has somehow become better.
Books
Review: 'Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir,' by Amy Tan
NONFICTION: Memoir reveals the seeds of writer's novels as she delves into her family's past.
Books
REVIEW: 'Smile,' by Roddy Doyle
FICTION: Roddy Doyle's 11th novel tells the story of a man who in midlife begins to relive his tormented youth.
Books
Review: 'Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon,' by Henry Marsh
NONFICTION: In this second memoir, Dr. Henry Marsh writes poignantly about regrets, retirement and what lies ahead.
Books
Review: 'James Wright: A Life in Poetry,' by Jonathan Blunk
NONFICTION: An empathetic and illuminating biography of James Wright, a tormented man whose poetry lives on.
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Whitney Plantation, Near New Orleans, immerses visitors in the lives of slaves
At Whitney Plantation near New Orleans, tours showcase the life of slaves rather than the people who claimed them.
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Music
Best weekly jam in Minneapolis has endured 30 years (and much more)
If they were good enough for Prince, the weekly Dr. Mambo's Combo gigs should be good enough to last a few more decades.
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Russ Ringsak, longtime truck driver for 'Prairie Home Companion,' dies at 81
Garrison Keillor introduced Russ Ringsak to audiences as "our truck driver."
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